Manuel II Palaiologos

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Manuel II Palaiologos was a Byzantine emperor (r. 1391–1425) known for his efforts to defend the shrinking empire against the Ottomans and for his intellectual and theological writings.

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instanceOf Byzantine emperor ⓘ
Christian theologian ⓘ
Christian writer ⓘ
human ⓘ
advocated union of Eastern and Western Churches ⓘ
birthPlace Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Istanbul
child Andronikos Palaiologos ⓘ
Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Demetrios Palaiologos ⓘ
John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ
Theodore II Palaiologos ⓘ
Thomas Palaiologos ⓘ
country Byzantine Empire ⓘ
deathCause natural causes ⓘ
deathPlace Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Istanbul
era Late Byzantine period ⓘ
familyName Palaiologos ⓘ
linked to: Palaiologos dynasty
father John V Palaiologos ⓘ
givenName Manuel ⓘ
knownFor defense of the Byzantine Empire against the Ottomans ⓘ
diplomatic missions to Western Europe ⓘ
intellectual and theological writings ⓘ
language Medieval Greek ⓘ
memberOfDynasty Palaiologos dynasty ⓘ
mother Helena Kantakouzene ⓘ
notableWork Dialogues with a Persian ⓘ
Theological and philosophical dialogues ⓘ
opponent Bayezid I ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
participatedIn defense of Constantinople (1394–1402 siege) ⓘ
patronOf scholarship ⓘ
theology ⓘ
positionHeld Byzantine emperor ⓘ
Emperor of the Romans ⓘ
predecessor John V Palaiologos ⓘ
reignEnd 1425 ⓘ
reignStart 1391 ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
residence Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
soughtAssistanceFrom King Charles VI of France ⓘ
King Henry IV of England ⓘ
spouse Helena Dragaš ⓘ
successor John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ
title Basileus Rhomaion ⓘ
traveledTo London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Paris ⓘ
Rome ⓘ

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Constantine XI Palaiologos → father → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Helena Dragaš → spouse → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
John VIII Palaiologos → father → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
John VIII Palaiologos → predecessor → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Theodore II Palaiologos → father → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Thomas Palaiologos → father → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Demetrios Palaiologos → father → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Palaiologos dynasty → member → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402) → commander → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Helena Dragaš → spouse → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
subject linked to: Dragaš
Helena Dragaš → spouse → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
subject linked to: Saint Hypomone
Saint Hypomone → spouse → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Helena Dragaš → spouse → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
subject linked to: Agia Ipomoni
Agia Ipomoni → spouse → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Agia Ipomoni → spouseTitle → Manuel II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor ⓘ
linked to: Manuel II Palaiologos
Empress Helena Palaiologina → spouse → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Helena Dragaš → spouse → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
subject linked to: Dragaš family
Theodore I Palaiologos → sibling → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Constantine Palaiologos → father → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Dialogues with a Persian → author → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Dialogues with a Persian → featuresCharacter → Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
linked to: Manuel II Palaiologos
Theological and philosophical dialogues → author → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Helena Kantakouzene → motherOf → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Andronikos Palaiologos → father → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Andronikos Palaiologos → notableRelative → Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
linked to: Manuel II Palaiologos
John V Palaiologos → child → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
John V Palaiologos → successor → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Andreas Palaiologos → grandfather → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
John VII Palaiologos → regentFor → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
John VII Palaiologos → conflictWith → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
John VII Palaiologos → successor → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
King of Thessalonica → positionHeldBy → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Konstantin Dragaš → relative → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos → father → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
subject linked to: Constantine Dragases
Byzantine Platonism → hasKeyFigure → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Andronikos IV Palaiologos → succeededAsHeirBy → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Andronikos IV Palaiologos → relative → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
John V Palaiologos → child → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
subject linked to: John
John V Palaiologos → successor → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
subject linked to: John
John V Palaiologos → coRuler → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
subject linked to: John